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'''Rushey''' was a small village of the [[Marish]], in the [[Eastfarthing]] of the [[Shire]], spelt 'Rushy' on the map accompanying [[The Lord of the Rings]].
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'''Rushey''' was a small village south of the [[Marish]], in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]].<ref name=Part/> It was built on a relatively stable ground amidst the soggy fens of the Marish, hence the name.<ref name="Nomen"/> The [[Causeway]] traversed the village, connecting it to the villages of [[Stock]] to the north and [[Deephallow]] to the south.<ref name=Part>{{FR|Part}}</ref>


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==Etymology==
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The name means "Rush-isle". [[David Salo]] has suggested an [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] etymology from *''Ryscieg''.<ref name=Salo>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=https://tolkienlistsearch.herokuapp.com/message/5e9c35b63ee6a6c41e9862d6|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=20 March 2013}}</ref> ''[[Wiktionary:ey#Old_Norse|-ey]]'' or ''-y'' in English place-names has the sense "small island", as seen in [[Girdley]].<ref name="Nomen"/>
 
It was called so as "''a 'hard' among the fens of the Marish''"<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 775</ref> forming an isolated "island" in the midst of the soggy ground; this nomenclature is also seen in the [[Wikipedia:Isle of Ely|Isle of Ely]].<ref name=Salo/>
 
The name is spelled as "Rushy" on [[A Part of the Shire]].<ref name=Part/><ref name=Salo/>
 
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Latest revision as of 13:48, 13 February 2023

Rushey
Village
General Information
Other namesRushy
LocationEastfarthing, the Shire
TypeVillage
InhabitantsHobbits

Rushey was a small village south of the Marish, in the Eastfarthing of the Shire.[1] It was built on a relatively stable ground amidst the soggy fens of the Marish, hence the name.[2] The Causeway traversed the village, connecting it to the villages of Stock to the north and Deephallow to the south.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name means "Rush-isle". David Salo has suggested an Old Hobbitish etymology from *Ryscieg.[3] -ey or -y in English place-names has the sense "small island", as seen in Girdley.[2]

It was called so as "a 'hard' among the fens of the Marish"[2] forming an isolated "island" in the midst of the soggy ground; this nomenclature is also seen in the Isle of Ely.[3]

The name is spelled as "Rushy" on A Part of the Shire.[1][3]

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